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Assessment of Vascular Function in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Published on: June 16, 2014
[Causes of hypertension following kidney transplantation with special reference to arterial stenoses]
Insights
Hypertension is a common complication after kidney transplants, affecting nearly half of recipients. Blood pressure correlates with graft function but not steroid dosage in long-term survivors.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Transplantation Medicine
- Cardiovascular Science
Background:
- Hypertension is a frequent and serious complication following renal transplantation.
- Post-transplant hypertension impacts graft survival and patient outcomes.
- Etiology of hypertension in renal transplant recipients is complex and multifactorial.
Abstract:
Hypertension is regarded as a significant complication in renal transplant recipients. Its frequency was 48,1% after cadaver donor and 40,6% after living donor transplantation. The etiology is multifactorial. A correlation could be demonstrated between blood pressure and graft function or presence or absence of the diseased kidneys while no influence was found with regard to steroid dosage in patients with long term graft function. After 575 renal transplantations with 147 angiographies arterial stenoses were observed in nine patients (1,6%) and corrected surgically.
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